Comb



A. N. KING I April 11, 1939.

COMB

Filed March 7, 1938 FIE-5'- INS/ENTER- lama- OW HTTDRNEHE.

HLVIN Patented Apr. 11, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 00MB Alvin Newton King, Oakland, Calif. Application March 7, 1938, Serial No. 194,435

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in combs, and has particular reference to a finger comb adapted for use by cosmetologists in separating strands of hair and combing them for making curls.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a pair of oppositely disposed combs which can be readily retained in operative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide in conjunction with the combs a spring finger clip which is readily adjustable to various sized fingers of operators.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a device of this character which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and one that is highly effective in operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the preferred form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation, disclosing the manner in which the comb is used to separate the strands of hair;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a metal blank from which the comb retaining members and spring clip are formed.

In dressing the hair as practiced by beauty operators, it is frequently necessary to resort to the use of a comb for separating the strands of hair and combing them when making curls. It

has been found to be most inconvenient to repeatedly reach for a comb when the curls are made, and, accordingly, I have devised a unique arrangement of a pair of oppositely disposed combs and a spring finger clip, so that the small combs will be available at all times, thus saving time and affording considerable convenience in a beauty operators work.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 6 designates a blank of metal material from which the comb retaining members and the clip are formed. As disclosed to advantage in Fig. 5, the said blank is composed of spring material and includes a horizontal portion 7 and a vertical section 8, the former having a plurality of spaced scores therein to facilitate the bending of the blank to obtain the configuration disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawing. As a result of the bending of the section 1, a recess or chamber 9 is provided in which the enlarged or beaded head l0 of a comb A, is received, and likewise there is provided a recess H in which there is received the enlarged or beaded head l2 of a comb B, the latter having its teeth oppositely disposed to the comb A. Thus, with this arrangement, either of the combs may be used as desired, and it is also obvious that by virtue of the construction employed, that the combs may be readily replaced after wear.

In the modified form of the invention, the numeral l3 designates the medial portion of a comb having oppositely disposed teeth l4 and I5. To said portion there is secured a metallic support l6 that spaces from the comb a spring finger ring or clip I1. This ring due to its spring nature will readily fit varying sizes of fingers, or the finger desired to be used in manipulating the comb.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:-

1. A comb of the class described, comprising oppositely disposed comb elements having beaded sections and comb teeth extending therefrom, a spring clip member having recesses fromed therein and adapted to receive said beaded sections, and a split resilient finger ring formed on said spring clip to retain the comb on the finger of an operator.

2. A comb of the class described, comprising oppositely disposed comb elements having beaded sections and comb teeth extending therefrom, said comb elements being offset relative to each other, a spring clip extending between the beads thereof and having recesses capable of gripping said beads, and a split spring ring formed on said clip and extending outwardly from the bead of one of said comb elements.

ALVIN NEWTON KING. 

